Flashing construction



March 14, M. M. W-EIS FLASHING CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. e, 195s l 2 sheets-sheet 1 ka-BAMBI March 14, 1961 M. M. wEls FLASHING CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 6, 1958 INVENTOR.

BY ig `@Trae/wwf I nited States Patent O 'i i 2,974,44i`: rLAsmN'G CONSTRUCTION Morley M. Weis, 1412 N. Laurel Ave., Les Angeles, Calif.

Filed Jan. 6, 195s, ser. No. 101,344

4 claims. '(cl. sai- 45) This invention relates to tlashings and to the mounting thereof on surfaces to be protected. Flashing mountings including reglets and means for mounting the flashing on the reglets have been in use for many years.

As is well known, a reglet used in flashing construction constitutes a member which may be mounted on a surface to be protected by flashing. It is used also as a molding for ashing and may, but need not act to supplement the reglet as a Weather protection means. A diashing is a member which may be mounted on or in combination with the reglet so that any moisture flowing over the surfacewill be deected, pass over the flashing. Usually such ilashings are placed over joints to be protected against the weather.

In the prior art known to applicant, the ashings were mounted on the reglet by means of clips. Since the ashing and reglets are of considerable longitudinal extent this required more than one operator to hold the flashing with respect to the reglet while the clip is adjusted to clamp the flashing in position. When corrosion has set in, the ashings are even more dicult to disassemble and replace than they were to assemble.

In the flashing of my invention, the flashing is held in position with respect to the `reglet by an easily removable spring which holds the ashing in position. The spring bears against the flashing and the reglet to lock the llashing in position with respect to the reglet. Provision is also m-ade, if desired, to further interlock the spring, reglet and flashing.

These and otherobjects of my invention will be more fully described in connection with the drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of a longitudinal extending ilashing of one form of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section taken along 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective of the spring lock shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a portion of a longitudinal section of another form ofmy invention;

Fig. 5 is a section taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a section of a longitudinal extent of another form of my invention;

Fig. 7 is a section taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of 'the spring lock employed in Figs. 6 and 7;

Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section of a ashing which is a modication of the ilashing of Figs. 6 and 7;

Fig. 10 is a perspective of the flashing of Fig. 9.

The ashings and reglets are usually several feet in length. They are mounted over walls adjacent to rooting or over other joints to be protected against the weather.

As shown in Fig. 1 where the flashing is shown as mounted on a brick wall comprised of bricks 1 and mortar 2 against which a rooting felt 3 is positioned.

The ashing is placed to extend in a vertical portion against the brick 1. The reglet 5 is composed of an over-folded portion 6 positioned in the mortar 2. One part of the folded portions is bent downward into a hood 7 extending at a right angle to the portion 6. Ille rice other portion of the folded reglet is also bent down into a downwardly extending portion 8 spaced longitudinally from the portion 7. The portion 8 is formed with a return bend 9 which forms a longitudinally extending hook extending the length of the reglet. The downward extending portion 7 is longer in length than the section 8 and forms the hood of the reglet. The portions 7 and 8 thus form the webs of a channel member.

The ashing 10 is formed at one edge with a complementary hook portion 10 which may be hung on the hook 9. The dlashing extends in width downward suficient to overlay the roong felt 4 which is placed against the wall and thus protects the joints of the felt and the wall. It may be formed with an obtuse angle to be spring-held against the roofing felt 4. The ashing 10 is 'held in position on the hook 9 by the spring lock 11 positioned in the channel of the reglet between the web members 7 and 8. The spring lock 11 is formed in the form of a U, having arms 12 and-12. Each arm 12 and 12 has an angularly re-bent section 13 and l'13. The spring 11 may be compressed and slipped between the hood 7 and the flashing 1'0 and pushed into position with the portion 13 tting into the right angle between the hood 7 and against said reglet and the bent portion of these springs are placed underneath the reglet several inches apart,-for example, every 30 inches as may be desired. It will be seen that these springs are very simply removed by inserting a screw driver or similar rod underneath the reglet inside the hood 7 and lbetween the arms 12 and 12' and by a prying motion the springs are readily removed.

Figs. 4 and 5 show a modification of Figs. 1 and 2 in which another form of reglet is shown. It will lbe seen that the reglet 14 is mounted in this case in a plaster or concrete wall 17 by forming the hook 19 at the end of the bend in the web portion 15. The sheet is then rebent into two 90 bends to form the portion 16. The sheet is then Vover-folded and bent into two complementary angles forming like exterior obtuse angles 17 and 14. The offset portion 18 is mounted in the wall. The flashing 18 is mounted by a hook 20 extending longitudinally of the 4hashing on the hook 19 of 15 in the same manner as is the dashing 10 in Figs. 1 and 2. The spring lock 1-1, which is the same in construction as shown in Figs. 1-3 is similarly mounted and spaced under the reglet 14 as was described for the reglet 5. As will be seen, the portion 13 ts into the right angle 21 and the portion 13 dits into the right angle 22. 'The base of the U abutting and being compressed against the hook 20 to hold it in position on the hook 19. The hood is formed by the web 16 of the channel of the reglet of which 1S and 16 are the webs, web 16 being longer than web 15.

`It will be seen that in the forms of Figs. 1-5 the spring lock 11 holds the ilashings 10 and 18 in their respective hooks 9 and 20 by a spring pressure resulting from the compression of the spring 11 when it is forced into position. As in the form of Figs. 1 and 2, the displacement of spring 11, short of prying it out, is further resisted by the fact that the edges 13 and 13' which in the form of Figs. 4 and 5 fit into the angles 21 and 22 which receive them, to further inhibit displacement of the spring.

In the forms shown in Figs. 6-10 the spring lock and Patented Mar. 14, 1961 flashing are modified to conform with a modification in the reglet and flashing interlock employed. In this case, the reglet is a channel and recessed into the wall. The

ilashingfits underneath the. web 24h. of the regletand isv positionedwithin the regleitbetween the webs24a .and 24b, in such manner that the flashing provides .the de-v ectingportion which isserved by'n the vhood 7-and 16 ,of

the reglet of Figs. 2 and 5. Thus Vthe shortarm 24.-of,V

`the flashing 23 of Fig. 7 tits into the reglet 24 underneath the web 24b. The flashing 23 is formed with the arm 24 bent at an obtuse angle to the flashing 23 and formed with an overfolded edge portion 24. The flashing. 23 extends over and covers the roofing 26. The arms24 lie against and substantially parallel to the( webA 24b and the arm 29 of the spring 27 abuts against the yarm 24- of the flashing and the arm- 2SV of the spring 27 abuts against the otherpweb 24a. The ashingis thusheld in position by the spring loc-k- 27whichis U-shaped. The arms 28a11d 29 of the spring are formed with' a detent 30 and 31 which extend the length of thespring. The spring is of the same general dimension asshownrin Fig. 3.

The spring is compressed and forced into position in the reglet and then the bent portion 25 of the flashing is Aforced between the arm '29 and the web 24b of the reglet until the attened overfolded portion 25 snaps ,into position in the detent 30. The flashing is thus held frictionally in position by the pressure exerted by the spring..27 against the flashing and the webs. provided not only to make the spring symmetrical `so that it may be used without reference to its top or bottom. The detent 31 also acts to make a firm grip at the web 24a to insure a iirm grip on the fastening..

'Fig 9 shows a modification of the flashing in Fig. 7 in that instead of employing the rebent flattened portion 25 the end of the reglet arm 24V is formed with a hook portion 32 extending the length ofthe flashing formed by bending the flashing downwardly and`upwardly in spaced acute bends at the end of the arm 24. The apex of the bend 32 lits into the detent 30 of the spring 27.

Itwill be observed that in all ofthe forms, the spring:

forms a removable lock which while the spring is in position locks the ashing in the reglet preventing displacement of the flashing.

It will also be observed that anytendency to lift the flashing away from the surface protected, as by wind or a pry is `resisted by the spring.v Thus in theforms of Figs. 1-5 the spring must be compressed in order to The detent. 31 is lift the flashing and this is also resisted by the hook. In the forms of Figs. 7-10, the lifting of the reglet is also opposed by the spring which must be compressed. However, pulling the flashing outward, the flashing may be readily removed by overcoming the fxictional lock of the overfold 24b in Fig. 7 or the bend 32 in Figs. 8 and 9, Without removal of the spring.

While the removal of the springs in the form of Figs. 1-5 is made easier by their accessibility compared with the forms of Figs. 7--10, the latter form has the advantage of additional'weather protectionY by added enclosure of the spring.

While I have described particular embodiments of my invention, it should -be understood that various modiications and adaptations thereof may be made within the spirit of the invention as set forth in the `appended claims.

I claim:

l; A reglet and flashing for protection of jointsinstructures, which comprises a longitudinally extending reglet forming a channel having a base and two side flanges, a removable substantially U-shaped spring yme11r1- ber positioned lin said channel under compression with the ends of' the legs of said member located adjacent the base of said channel, a flashing, onel edgerof said flashing beingv positioned between one leg of said member and one sidelflange of said channel `and 4engaged between said,leg and said one side flange of said reglet, and

means positioned on'said flashing for retainingl saidone edge of said flashing in said position between said-one leg and said one side flange.

2. A-reglet and dashing as set forth in claim 1, wherein `the` spacing between said side flanges decreases from the base toward theA free edges of said side anges.

3. A reglet yand flashing as set forth in claim 2, wherein said meanscomprises` cooperating detent and recess configurations on said'one legof said member and said one edge of said flashing.

4. A reglet and flashing as set forth in claim 1, where.- in said -means comprises interengaging hook configurations on said one side flange and said one edge of 'said flashing.

References Cited in the file of this patentv UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,132,400 Cul-ren Oct. 11, 1938 2,203,119 Wollaeger` June 4, 1940 2,702,514 Dalley Febc22', 1955 QM.. 1 1 f 

